Sichel
German, noun/ˈzɪçl̩/
Sichel is spelled S-I-C-H-E-L (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sichel is a German feminine noun meaning “sickle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Werkzeug zum Schneiden von Getreide oder Gras, im Gegensatz zur Sense ohne langen Stiel”.
What does Sichel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesickle
- 2
femininecrescent (shape of the moon and some planets when partially illuminated less than half a full circle)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Werkzeug zum Schneiden von Getreide oder Gras, im Gegensatz zur Sense ohne langen Stiel 2. Gestalt des Mondes (auch von Venus und Merkur) im ersten oder letzten Viertel, wenn er weniger als zur Hälfte beleuchtet ist 3. gekrümmte Schwanzfeder des Birkhahns 4. bestimmte Form des Blütenstandes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sichel
- Sicheln plural
- ☽ symbol
- ☾ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sichel?
- /ˈzɪçl̩/
- [ˈzɪçl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sichel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sichel in German?
Sichel appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).